Charlie Binney Day at Grant County Fair in Ulysses
The Grant County Free Fair in Ulysses marks its final day with a parade at 10 a.m. featuring Fairy Board President Jerry L. Sullivan, 4-H live stock auction on Main Street, and a rodeo citywide starting 8 p.m. Local honoree Charlie Binney rides in the parade and oversees events including the Old Settlers Picnic at 12:40 p.m. The three day rodeo draws about 120 cowboys from multiple states, with winners in reining, bull riding, and barrel racing announced by rodeo officials.
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Ulysses
Grant County
Fairy Board
Jerry L. Sullivan
Main Street
Gary Covey
Garry Weibe
Hereford
Charlie Binney
Binney
Trudy King
Garden City
Eddie Bergkamp
Tonya Stone
Granada
Colo
Eva Miller
Jack Long
Alden
Sullivan
Jack McVicker
Rodeo
Weather spreads rain unevenly across Southweet Kansas
Partial rainfall fell Friday night in Southweet area with totals ranging from trace to over an inch. City water works reported .20 inch while nearby stations measured higher. airport east of town soaked by over an inch. A tree struck a parked car in the 3000 block of N. 1th, shattering a window.
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Southweet
Kansas
City Waterworks
11Th and
Santa Fe
Kansas State University Agriculture Experiment Station
Pierceville
Cimarron
Dodge City
Lakin
Syracuse
Geoti
Kalvesta
Terelfip
Kul Vasta
Loew Elevator
Vennis
Walf
Pending Rail Strike Break Seen in Negotiations
WASTLINGTON AP negotiations moved slowly as unions tentatively accepted a Labor Department arbitration plan on firemen and train makeup. Carriers flagged no major breakthrough, while union leaders warned of possible strike if Aug 20 staffing rules take effect. Labor officials weigh arbitration and the ICC to review proposed job cuts and safety concerns.
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Wastlington
Labor Department
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirts
J. W. Wolfe
Sametary
Phin
Cnuedean Arbitration Board
Wold
Wirt
Wackenth
Wolfe
Thaly
Anu
Massive Rescue After Boat Sinks Off Okinawa
A ferry boat with up to 240 aboard capsized near Nahas Tomari port en route to Kumejima. 185 rescued, two confirmed dead, many reported missing. US military helicopters and surface craft aided in the rescue. 29 rescued by air, 10 by sea. Vessel WH-ton Midori Mara departed Nahas Tomari for Kumejima when it capsized around early afternoon local time.
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Naha
Okinawa
Okdina
Authoritie
Tate
Jeft Nahas Tomari
Kumejima Island
Pool to Close Two Days for Cleaning in Garden City
Garden City's free municipal pool will be closed Monday for draining cleaning and refilling. This will be the final draining of the season with the pool set to close Sunday night Sept 1. Pool Manager Mary Owens urges late swimmers to use the next two weeks for more swimming.
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Garden City
Mary Owens
Garden Lass Event Draws City Officials in Sit
City officials in Ulysses praise a local sit envisioning extra streets and a livestock event. The day’s program includes community remarks and a parade through Garden Lass and nearby avenues. Participants aim to boost local commerce and public space access.
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Guy Garden
Ulysses
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Layton Gleason
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Bobby Moore
Lalfon Moore
Lynette Moore
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Robert A. Moore
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